That is 600,000 pennsylvanians in the dark. that s one of the main reasons frankly why this governor is probably going to lose re-election. most likely republican governor to lose office in a whole country. i will tell you, ari, i know you are a lawyer. a lot of folks say while the supreme court said that, affordable care act was constitutional. what they did do though, what people don t understand, they gutted that medicaid expansion by saying, well, states can opt out. so the john roberts of the supreme court. really did a number on the bill. it its what it is. seven states that are republican controlled have opted in. and it has gone to great success. but in states like pennsylvania, now, it is a political liability for the republicans who did not play ball. yeah, i think that is right. a lot of the headlines about john roberts, upholding the mandate. key, the core. at a policy level of the engineering piece.
Opted in under medicaid expansion here in pennsylvania. that is 600,000 pennsylvanians in the dark. that s one of the main reasons frankly why this governor is probably going to lose re-election. most likely republican governor to lose office in a whole country. i will tell you, ari, i know you are a lawyer. a lot of folks say while the supreme court said that, affordable care act was constitutional. what they did do though, what people don t understand, they gutted that medicaid expansion by saying, well, states can opt out. so the john roberts of the supreme court. really did a number on the bill. it its what it is. seven states that are republican controlled have opted in. and it has gone to great success. but in states like pennsylvania, now, it is a political liability for the republicans who did not play ball. yeah, i think that is right. a lot of the headlines about john roberts, upholding the mandate. key, the core.
You have an impeccable, unblemished past. i remember looking at chief justice john roberts of the supreme court and researching all his papers when he got nominated. he could do it. i don t think he s got one blemish on his record, but that s so unusual. most people have behaved like idiots, said stupid things. i don t know that they ve dabbled in witchcraft, but is that the prism through which we should be viewing not just christine o donnell, but all these politicians? yeah, it s interesting. we ve made politics personal anymore. it s really about personal things. and when you make it personal, you get nothing accomplished. i mean, my dad knew this back in the 1960s. when you get into personal attacks, you ll never accomplish anything. that s why ronald reagan tried to find the good in everybody. that s why he was able to accomplish the things that he accomplished. and if i can go back to an earlier story real quick, megyn, i was teased and bullied when i was in first and second gr